Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 446 I Don't Eat Beef

There are mostly low-rise bungalows next to the immigrant communities, and most of the people living in them are families dominated by miners.There is a market not far from the residential area. There are no mobile vendors in the community. If residents want to buy food and clothing, they can only go to this market.

Among ordinary people, the income of miners is definitely very high, but some people only focus on the few coins in their pockets.As long as you buy things in the market here, the prices are not cheap at all.

Of course, there are no walls in this mining area. Those immigrants can also choose to leave here and go to other areas of Mingdu to make a living. But firstly, they will be squeezed out in Mingdu, and secondly, they cannot find such good jobs elsewhere. .

After much thought, I decided to stay here. As long as I endure it, be more expensive if things are more expensive, and save a lot of money by living frugally.

In the middle of the market, there is a hotel with the most outstanding decoration. It occupies the largest area. There are many diners inside, most of whom are local miners and their families.

They sat at the dining table in twos and threes. There were only a few dishes on each table, and most of them were vegetarian.

Only occasionally there are a few tables with children, and a small plate of meat dishes will be ordered on the table.The mother would feel distressed and put meat and vegetables into her husband's bowl, but the husband would not dare to eat more. He would also put the meat to the child and keep pulling at the rice in the bowl.

Next to them sat another younger miner, staring straight at the meat on their table and swallowing his saliva.

The tables are extremely frugal, but there is a strong aroma of meat floating in the air of the restaurant.

On one side of the lobby, there is a huge wooden barrel filled with beef stew, and the rich braised aroma comes from it.

Two big men sat next to the barrel. They each took out a palm-sized piece of well-cooked beef from the barrel. While blowing on the hot air, they cut it into small pieces with a knife and put it in their mouths.

The beef with the alluring aroma of sauce is effortless at all. As soon as you take it into your mouth, the aroma is exhaled from your mouth and down your nose, leaving a period of the most pleasant enjoyment in the world in your mind.

"Um……"

A big man hummed with satisfaction while eating.After another round of feasting, he swallowed all the palm-sized beef in just a few bites.

Still not satisfied, he fished out the second piece from the barrel and continued to devour it.

Others in the canteen saw him eating beef from a distance, and they couldn't help but salivate. They also wanted to take a bite, but they held back.

While eating, another big man laughed and shouted into the dining hall: "The good beef with soy sauce really needs to be eaten in big mouths to feel good."

"Brothers, you've been tired all day underground, but don't treat yourself badly when it comes to eating. Whatever you are doing, eat whatever you want."

After he persuaded him, the young miner's throat bulged again, and he obviously had the urge to serve a plate of beef with soy sauce.

A middle-aged miner nearby hurriedly advised: "Young man, don't spend that wasted money. They are ruthlessly robbing people here, you might as well save this money."

His dissuasion seemed to be effective. The young miner just nodded, but his eyes remained focused on the barrel containing beef.

The big man eating beef continued to shout leisurely: "If you don't take it with you in life or death, what's the use of keeping so much money? Only what you eat in your stomach is yours. If you can't even bear to eat meat, you're not a man." ?”

The young miner couldn't bear it anymore and left his seat to walk over there.

The middle-aged miner stopped trying to persuade him and just sighed.Of course he also wanted to take a bite of fragrant beef with soy sauce and drink it happily from a bottle of liquor.

After a day of mining, the physical fatigue urgently needs to be relieved by paying homage to the Five Zang Temple.

He earned a lot of money, but he still had a wife and children to support. He couldn't treat himself to food and drink like the young miner. There was a hint of envy in his eyes when he looked at the other man.

Seeing the young miner walking towards him, the big man who was shouting couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

The young miner looked at the steaming wooden barrel, swallowed his saliva and asked, "How much does the soy sauce beef cost?"

The big man bared his teeth and said: "Two taels for one share, one silver soul coin for one share."

After hearing the price, the young miner couldn't help but be stunned and said in surprise: "One...one Gintama coin? Why is it so expensive?"

His current salary is not high, only about two Gintama coins a day. Obviously, one Gintama coin for a portion of soybean is too expensive for him.

The other big man snorted immediately after hearing this and stared at the young miner.

"Why is it so expensive? It's expensive there. It's been the same price for so many years."

The young miner was so stared at that he froze in place and dared not speak.

"That's right, don't talk nonsense with your eyes open, and our soy sauce beef is not just stewed casually. It's only one Gintama coin per serving, what a bargain."

The two big men sang in harmony, relying on their own momentum to suppress the young miner from answering.

While he was dazed, the big man on the left had fished out a large piece of soy beef from the barrel, put it on a plate, and threw it on the table.

He weighed it casually and said, "It's less than a pound, so I'll give you four Gintama coins."

Only then did the young miner react and waved his hands hurriedly: "It's too expensive, I won't buy it."

Seeing that he was about to refuse, the big man on the left immediately changed his expression and said coldly: "You asked about the price but didn't buy it. Are you just entertaining us?"

He slammed the table with a loud bang.

The surrounding miners seemed to be accustomed to this and did not dare to say anything. They just lowered their heads and speeded up their eating, planning to finish eating in silence as soon as possible and then leave.

"I...I really can't afford it. My daily salary is only two Gintama coins..."

The young miner's voice began to tremble as he kept begging the two big men.

"Hmph, only two Gintama coins a day." The big man on the right snorted coldly and said, "Sometimes you should look for your own reasons. After so many years, wages have not increased. Have you worked hard to work in the mines?"

"It's been this price for so many years. How come you can't afford it if you work hard every day to mine? It's your own problem if you can't afford it. I think you need to eat more beef so that you can work harder in the mines."

He winked to the side, and the other person understood, and picked up several pieces of beef from the bucket one after another.

"Stop fishing, stop fishing, that's enough, I'll buy it." The young miner quickly begged.

The big man on the right said with a smile: "Haha, okay, if you buy so much beef with soy sauce at once, I will give you a small change, and you can just give me a gold soul coin."

The young miner's face suddenly turned extremely pale.After deducting his daily food and clothing, he didn't have much left from his salary. A gold soul coin was a long time savings for him.

The two big men smiled in triumph at the same time.

Even if the entire vat of soy beef is added up, the cost is only a few gold soul coins. Selling these small pieces for one gold soul coin is already a huge profit.

They are not worried that young miners cannot afford to pay. These miners are very smart about how much money they have in their pockets, and they have many ways to empty their pockets.Even though they are reluctant to give up food and clothing every day, they are much richer than most ordinary people.

The young miner hated the two of them with great hatred, but he did not dare to resist at all. After all, they were both soul masters, but he had no soul power at all.Facing the two aggressive men, he felt like crying but could only dig into his pockets obediently.

They could obviously rob, but they still gave away a few pieces of beef. Compared to the robbers, it was considered charity.

Snapped--

A sudden loud noise started from the entrance of the dining hall, attracting the attention of everyone in the hall.Both the miners who were eating silently with their heads down and the two big men couldn't help but look towards the entrance.

I saw that the two doors at the entrance of the dining hall were kicked open and hit the wall roughly.Then a figure slowly walked into the dining hall.

The man had blue hair, looked very young, wore sunglasses, and looked disdainful.

The two big men frowned at the same time, and the other party kicked the door open, clearly not taking them seriously.

The big man on the left squinted his eyes to observe the intruder, and then lowered his voice to the other person: "They are not from our mining area, they are from outside. He is just a great soul master who is so presumptuous. Do you want to teach him a lesson?"

Another person said cautiously: "It's time to teach him a lesson, but it's better to send someone to inform Brother Nan."

With that said, he called a waiter and gave instructions, and the latter immediately went upstairs.

The intruder was naturally Huo Yuhao. He put his hands in his pockets, glanced coldly around the entire canteen, and said in a contemptuous and disappointed voice: "Is this the place to eat in the mining area?"

Before the two big men could respond, he shouted: "Is there anyone who knows how to vent your anger?"

"He's here to cause trouble." The big man on the left winked quickly, and then he and the man on the right went to meet him.

Seeing that they were not paying attention to him, the young miner quickly stepped aside, but he did not flee. Instead, he waited in the distance with the others for the next development of the matter.

"There are so many people eating here, don't you have eyes?" the big man on the left said coldly, "I scared everyone away. Can you afford to pay for the loss?"

"It's a place to eat, so that's right." Huo Yuhao snorted coldly, "Grandpa, I want to eat beef."

The big man on the left leaned forward and said, "It's not a small talk. We have plenty of beef."

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes. These two people also had Xingluo accents.

"How many do you have?"

"We have as much as you eat."

"I can eat as much as my grandpa has."

The two big men looked at each other, confirming that Huo Yuhao was deliberately looking for trouble.

The big man on the left took a step forward and stretched his muscles: "I'm afraid you won't be able to pay that price."

"how much is it?"

"One gold soul coin per pound." Facing Huo Yuhao, the big man doubled the price again.

Huo Yuhao sneered: "Is your beef from iron-backed cattle or black-hoofed cattle? Do you dare to sell it for one gold soul coin per pound?"

Both of these are bovine soul beasts, and their meat can be sold for dozens or hundreds of gold soul coins, but ordinary beef only costs a few copper soul coins per pound.

The big man twisted his wrist and his joints made a soft clicking sound: "If you want to eat, go to the big restaurants in Mingdu."

"Grandpa, I have to eat beef today." Huo Yuhao ignored him and said to himself, "A bowl of white rice costs three copper soul coins, and a plate of vegetarian vegetables costs three copper soul coins. After all, this is a mining area, it's just different. Yours Is gold or silver added to the food? Do you dare to sell it so expensively?"

"I think the prices in Xingluo City and Mingdu are not half as high as yours, right?"

The big man scolded: "If you want to eat, then eat. If you don't want to eat, then get out."

"You dare to run wild on our brother Nan's territory. I think you are tired of living."

He shouted violently, and two soul rings, one white and one yellow, appeared behind his back, and a long stick-like pole appeared in his hand.

The miners watching from a distance suddenly felt an inexplicable pressure and could not breathe.As ordinary people, they couldn't even resist the momentum of the great soul master.

Huo Yuhao stared indifferently at the two-ringed man in front of him. The latter held up the stick and weighed it maliciously in his hand, and moved forward slowly.

However, just when the two were still more than ten meters apart, the big man seemed to have encountered a huge force and flew backwards, hitting the wall.

Others had no idea what was going on. They saw a flying shadow flash past, and the big man holding a long stick was already lying next to the wall, bleeding from his mouth and nose, and unconscious.

The other big man opened his mouth half-open and had no idea what was going on. He had already lost his center of gravity and was lifted up in the air by Huo Yuhao.

He wanted to release his martial soul to resist, but found that he couldn't even use the most basic soul power in his body, and the opponent could immobilize him just by relying on coercion.

Only then did he realize that the intruder in front of him was not at all the great soul master he had shown before.

The big man swallowed hard and said: "Sir, we are operating in the mining area with the permission of the Ming Dynasty. I don't know where I offended you. I hope you will ignore the villain's fault."

"I'm just following orders under Brother Nan. I only have two levels of cultivation, and I'm just a lackey."

"Hmph, it's only two rings." Hearing his words, Huo Yuhao sneered, "Sometimes you should look for your own reasons. After so many years, your cultivation level has not improved. Have you practiced hard?"

"After so many years, you have only reached this level of cultivation. If you had worked hard to cultivate, wouldn't it be Brother Nan who is doing your bidding now?"

"It's not because you don't work hard."

The big man felt that his mind went blank.

This sentence was extremely familiar to him. Wasn't it exactly what he said to the young miner before?
He braced himself and continued to plead: "Sir, I hope you will ignore the faults of others and show your dignity."

"That doesn't seem to work. You've offended me." Huo Yuhao said indifferently.

The big man's heart skipped a beat, and his tone trembled: "Sir, I didn't want to do anything to you at all. I don't know where I provoked you."

"Oh..." Huo Yuhao thought silently for a moment and said calmly, "I don't eat beef."

As he spoke, he exerted force with his right arm, and the big man lay down against the wall like the previous one and passed out.

Before the big man fainted, he never figured out why Huo Yuhao's refusal to eat beef could be the reason for provoking him. Wasn't he the one who had been clamoring to eat beef before?

(End of this chapter)